A common question newcomers to model railroading ask is "Why do railroads use signals?" The quick answer is to keep trains moving safely. But the topic of railroad signals deserves more of an ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced a project to upgrade the signals and circuitry at the railroad crossing just north of U.S. 36 on Illinois 121 (22nd ...

Editor After the city’s plans to make the intersection of Quentin Avenue and Trunk Highway 13 a major entrance into the downtown area was derailed last month, it ...

NEW AT FOUR. BREVARD COUNTY IS ... SO THAT MONEY WILL BE USED TOWARDS SEVEN DIFFERENT RAILROAD CROSSINGS. AND WHAT IT WILL DO IS, IN ADDITION TO THE SIGNALS THAT GO DOWN WHENEVER A TRAIN IS ...

Courtesy: The Railroad Enthusiasts of New York at The Williamson Library On January 8, 1902, an express train from White Plains missed signals and plowed into the back of a commuter train that was ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Train service in and out of Penn Station New York was delayed Friday night due to signal issues. All NJ Transit and Amtrak service is experiencing up to 90-minute delays as of 11 ...

In San Francisco and New York ... When the signal from the spike came through, the cannons fired. The world was put on notice: the transcontinental railroad was completed and America was moving ...

In the wake of two recent rail-related incidents, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and railroad passengers to always use caution and observe ...